Tethys Ocean Shaligram Fossil - 2.79" Fossil Pair woollymammoth Above: Stephanie models the 7"

Above: Stephanie models the 7" size

including the Permian–Triassic "Great Dying" which wiped out 96% of all marine species

temperate range encompassing most of today's Lower 48 States and which extended deep into Mexico

discovered that a cow had apparently been split in two by a falling stone — the Valera meteorite

Tethys Ocean Shaligram Fossil - 2.79" Fossil Pair woollymammoth Above: Stephanie models the 7"The Tethys Ocean was an ancient sea that emerged out of Pangea in the Triassic period. For millions of years, it was filled with aquatic animals like ammonites, plesiosaurs, and ichthyosaurs. As tectonic plates crashed against each other though, the bedrock of the ocean was lifted thousands of feet above sea level. This brought about the end of the Tethys and created many mountain ranges within Eurasia. This specimen is a 2. 79" fossil pair from the